The Contra Costa County Superior Court has halved Phillips 66’s plans related to a new biofuel refinery in Rodeo, California. The court ruled that the refinery operations are prohibited until the county completes its new review, provided the public is given a chance to provide comments. The Phillips 66 refinery is expected to produce more than a billion gallons of biofuel products each year and the state considered the communities neighbouring the refineries as ‘disadvantaged’ due to their high exposure to pollution from existing industries.

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